The zoonotic risk of Ancylostoma ceylanicum isolated from stray dogs and cats in Guangzhou, South China.

ABSTRACT: Canine and feline hookworm infection is endemic in many countries with zoonotic transmission representing a potentially significant public health concern. However, there is limited data available on the zoonotic transmission of canine and feline hookworms in China. This study was conducted to evaluate the zoonotic risk of Ancylostoma ceylanicum isolated from stray dogs and cats in Guangzhou, south China. Primer pairs CAF/CAR were designed to amplify complete ITS sequences of obtained A. ceylanicum. The results were compared with fourteen ITS reference sequences of human-derived A. ceylanicum registered in GenBank, and phylogenetic trees were established by using NJ and ML methods. The sequence similarity of three dog-derived and five cat-derived A. ceylanicum with fourteen human-derived A.

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4024403 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature